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February 21, 2009

NYT: "China Starts Investing Globally"

The NY Times article "China Starts Investing Globally" by David Barboza reports:

China is taking advantage of the economic downturn to go on a major
shopping spree, investing in energy and other natural resources that
could give it an economic advantage it has never had before

Some economic analysts say they believe that China’s investments
pose a threat to competitors like the United States. In the last move,
Beijing said on Friday that one of its big state-owned banks, the China
Development Bank, would lend the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras $10
billion in exchange for a long-term commitment to send oil to China.

China
signed similar deals this week with Russia and Venezuela, bringing
Beijing’s total oil investments this month to $41 billion. They
represent an important investment. Supplies of commodities like oil are
likely to tighten again once global growth picks up, and China will
have a toehold it lacked during the recent boom, when it grew
phenomenally even with limited access to resources.

But some
analysts say China’s recent investments are welcome because they will
help finance much-needed development, increasing the global supply of
oil and natural resources at a time when many of the world’s biggest
banks are reluctant to lend.... (more)

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t an economic advantage it has never had before

Some economic analysts say they believe that China’s investments pose a threat to competitors like the United States. In the last move, Beijing said on Friday that one of its big state-owned banks, the China Development Bank, would lend the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras $10 billion in exchange for a long-term commitment to send

o competitors like the United States. In the last move, Beijing said on Friday that one of its big state-owned banks, the China Development Bank, would lend the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras $10 billion in exchange for a long-term commitment

China signed similar deals this week with Russia and Venezuela, bringing Beijing’s total oil investments this month to $41 billion. They represent an important investment. Supplies of commodities like oil are likely to tighten again once global growth picks up, and China will have a toehold it lacked during the recent boom, when it grew phenomenally even with limited access to resources.

economic analysts say they believe that China’s investments pose a threat to competitors like the United States. In the last move, Beijing said on Friday that one of its big state-owned banks, the China Development Bank, would lend the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras $10 billion in exchange for a long-term commitment to send oil to China.